Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
How blessed is he who considers the helpless;
The Lord will deliver him in a day of trouble.

King James Version

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.

Holman Bible

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.Happy is one who cares for the poor;
the Lord will save him in a day of adversity.

International Standard Version

Blessed is the one who is considerate of the destitute; the LORD will deliver him when the times are evil.

A Conservative Version

Blessed is he who considers a poor man. LORD will deliver him in the day of evil.

American Standard Version

Blessed is he that considereth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.

Amplified

Blessed [by God’s grace and compassion] is he who considers the helpless;
The Lord will save him in the day of trouble.

Bible in Basic English

Happy is the man who gives thought to the poor; the Lord will be his saviour in the time of trouble.

Darby Translation

{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} Blessed is he that understandeth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.

Julia Smith Translation

To the overseer: chanting of David. Happy he attending to the weak one: in the day of evil Jehovah will deliver him.

King James 2000

[To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.] Blessed is he that considers the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Blessed [is the one who] has regard for [the] poor; in [the] day of disaster, Yahweh delivers him.

Modern King James verseion

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Blessed is he who acts wisely toward the poor; Jehovah will deliver him in time of trouble.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} Blessed is he, that considereth the poor; the LORD shall deliver him in the time of trouble.

NET Bible

For the music director; a psalm of David. How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, the Lord delivers him.

New Heart English Bible

Blessed is he who considers the poor. The LORD will deliver him in the day of evil.

The Emphasized Bible

How happy is he that is attentive to the poor, In the day of calamity, will Yahweh deliver him:

Webster

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in the time of trouble.

World English Bible

Blessed is he who considers the poor. Yahweh will deliver him in the day of evil.

Youngs Literal Translation

To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. O the happiness of him Who is acting wisely unto the poor, In a day of evil doth Jehovah deliver him.

References

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Context Readings

Thanksgiving And A Cry For Help

1 For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
How blessed is he who considers the helpless;
The Lord will deliver him in a day of trouble.
2 Jehovah will guard him and keep him alive. He will be blessed in the land. Do not place him at the mercy of his enemies.



Cross References

Proverbs 14:21

He who despises his neighbor sins. He who has mercy on the poor is happy.

Psalm 37:19

They will not be ashamed in the time of evil. In the days of famine they will have abundance.

Deuteronomy 15:7-11

This is what you must do whenever there are poor Israelites in one of your cities in the land that Jehovah your God is giving you.

Job 29:12-16

This is because I delivered the poor who cried, and the orphan who had no helper.

Job 31:16-20

If I have withheld anything that the poor desired, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

Psalm 34:19

The righteous person has many troubles, but Jehovah rescues him from all of them.

Psalm 37:26

He is always generous and lends freely. His descendants are a blessing.

Psalm 37:39-40

But the salvation of the righteous is from Jehovah. He is their strength in time of trouble.

Psalm 82:3-4

Defend the weak and fatherless. Protect the rights of the oppressed and the poor.

Psalm 112:9

He gives freely to poor. His righteousness continues forever. His head is raised in honor.

Proverbs 16:14

Anger from a king is the messenger of death, but a wise man will placate it.

Proverbs 19:17

When you help the poor (needy) (lowly) (depressed) you lend to Jehovah. He will pay you back.

Ecclesiastes 11:1-2

Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days.

Ecclesiastes 12:1

Remember your Creator (Hebrew: Bara', plural, Creators denotes majesty) (Ge 1:26) in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near. You will say: I have no pleasure in them.

Isaiah 58:7-11

Is it not to divide your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into the house? When you see the naked, should you cover him and not hide yourself from your own flesh?

Matthew 25:34-39

The King will say to those on his right hand: 'Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

Mark 14:7

You always have the poor with you and you can do them good. You do not always have me.

Luke 14:13-14

When you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.

Acts 20:35

In all things I gave you an example. You by laboring should help the weak. Remember the words of the Lord Jesus: It is more blessed to give than to receive.

2 Corinthians 9:8-14

God is able to make all grace abound toward you. You have plenty of everything you need and should abound in every good work.

Galatians 2:10

They wanted us to remember the poor. I was eager (zealous) to do this very thing.

1 Thessalonians 5:14

We ask you brothers to warn the unruly and comfort the fainthearted, support the weak, be patient with all men.

Hebrews 6:10

For God is not unrighteous (unjust) to forget your work and the love you showed for his name. You ministered to the holy ones and continue to minister.

James 2:13

For judgment is without mercy to him who shows no mercy. And mercy triumphs over judgment.

Revelation 3:10

Because you have kept the word of my patience (endurance), I also will keep you from the hour of testing. This will come upon the whole world to test (scrutinize) (discipline) (examine) those who dwell on the earth.

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